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Tees for tails raising money to save dogs’ lives

March 7, 2017Updated Oct. 10, 2017 at 12:54 pm

JONESBORO, Ark. – With the need to treat more than ten heartworm positive pups, A Love For Animals (ALFA) is selling shirts to raise money…

Lawrence County

March 4: Benefit at Combs Motor Speedway

March 3, 2017Updated Oct. 10, 2017 at 1:47 pm

HOXIE, Ark. – A benefit racing day at Combs Motor Speedway will be held this Saturday, March 4. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. with racing…

“The Foreigner” Opens at Downtown Playhouse

Feb. 28, 2017Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:54 am

POCAHONTAS, Ark. – “The Foreigner” has opened at the Downtown Playhouse in Pocahontas. The two-act comedy, written by Larry Shue, runs through April 1. It…

Lawrence County

March 6-14: Scholastic Book Fair at WBC

Feb. 27, 2017Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:58 am

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – The Felix Goodson Library at Williams Baptist College is set to host a Scholastic Book Fair March 6-14. The event offers…

Lawrence County

March 3: NEARA reception for anniversary

Feb. 27, 2017Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 7:02 am

POWHATAN, Ark. – The community is hoping for a good showing by concerned local citizens at a reception this Friday for the NEARA at Powhatan. From…

Craighead County

Opera Theatre to Present ‘A Wake or a Wedding’

Feb. 23, 2017Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 9:41 am

JONESBORO – The A-State Opera Theatre will present its spring production of “A Wake or a Wedding”on Thursday and Friday, March 9-10, at 7:30 p.m.…

Regional

2017 Beale Street Music Festival lineup announced

Feb. 22, 2017Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 9:52 am

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival maintains its status as one of the nation’s top music festivals with today’s release…

Craighead County

Concert Band and Symphonic Winds to Perform

Feb. 17, 2017Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 12:27 pm

JONESBORO – The Department of Music at Arkansas State University will present the Concert Band and Symphonic Winds in concert on Thursday, Feb. 23, at…

Craighead County

Theatre Announces Cast and Crew for ‘ Zombie Prom’

Feb. 16, 2017Updated Oct. 11, 2017 at 12:32 pm

JONESBORO – Arkansas State University Theatre will present “Zombie Prom,” a musical comedy by John Dempsey, Hugh Murphy and Dana P. Rowe, Friday and Saturday,…